I can see why many Georgia fans want this guy fired. What a bumbling idiot. Not only has your kicker misse 12 FGs this year, you also pretty much tell your offense you have no confidence in them to score. Great coaching.

Does Georgia want to win this game? Now I see why Richt is on the hot seat with his stupid ass kick 45 yard field goal with 63 percent kicker. Why not fake it and then kick it if you don't make a first down?

Great win for the B1G, getting swept in the 1 o'clock SEC v. B1G slate would've hurt everyone going forward. Need Wisconsin to pull a big one here, and then Michigan twice more and the B1G will be back to proper form.

It's not either/or. Spartan are celebrating their much deserved bowl win, thank you very much. Spartans also enjoy watching all the teeth gnashing of Wolvrerine posters who pretend they don't really care abouit MSU, but post more comments in this thread about the Outback Bowl than any other bowl thread today. Appears the shoe is on the other foot regarding the little brother complex.

3) MSU has done a nice job of stepping up to fill the void created by Michigan's and OSU's respective implosions. Unfortunately for MSU, about 90% of the big plays that they made in that game were made by seniors or players not likely to return. It will be interesting to see what they do next year.

Of course it chafes us that we played MSU so early in the season before we really hit our stride. Things might have been different if we had played MSU later, but that is how the schedule shook out (MSU with bye week before, Toussaint injured, Denard staph infection, etc.). MSU also narrowly beat OSU when OSU didn't have most of its offense suspended.

MSU has done a good job of capitalizing on the recent mediocrity in the B1G, but I don't know if it is sustainable for them.

As far as "Sparty No" goes, your QB threw a pick in OT. That is not exactly a clutch performance, and should have been the game right there. You guys were just lucky that UGA was even more dedicated to throwing away the game than MSU was.

Actually, for a team that was implementing new schemes on both sides of the ball, there is a big difference between playing early and playing late. In Denard's first six games he had 3 multi-interception games. In his last six, he had none. Once Denard and the OC got on the same page, things improved dramatically on offense.

You act as if Michigan wasn't even close against MSU. The ill-fated 4th down play only happened because the previous play was spotted incorrectly. It should have been first down going in for the tying score. Late in the season Denard and Toussaint got healthy and things really clicked.

It is not just a coincidence that MSU has been playing well during a time when the dominant teams in the conference have been down (Michigan's rough transition during RR-era, MSU not playing OSU last year and playing a mostly suspended OSU team this year). As Michigan's roster and coaching are returning to form, things will return to the way they are supposed to be - MSU winning 2 or threes times against Michigan per decade. That begins next year.

Of course the difference is that the last four years are an anomaly that is unlikely to be repeated at any time in the near future. Coming off of MSU's best two years in decades, recruits still prefer Michigan, as do the bowls. When you guys are at your best, still nobody cares.

Yeah, until then we have nothing - other than our upcoming BCS game. And our highly-ranked recruits. And the biggest stadium and the most fans. And the ability to sell out our stadium. And more wins than any other team - ever. And a coach that is likable as a person and not a hypocrite. And integrity. Did I miss anything?

What is wrong with wondering whether or not MSU can sustain its recent success over any length of time? All of recorded football history suggests otherwise. Hell, even when they won national championships waaaaaay back in the 1960's MSU couldn't even win all of their games. The fact that their recent resurgence coincides exactly with Michigan's brief stint with mediocrity suggests that this is an anomaly that will be rectified shortly.